Geography Vocabulary Exam

What is a large body of salt water called?

• Gulf

• Ocean

• Lake

• Bay

Which term describes a large part of the ocean that extends into land?

• Delta

• Coral Reef

• Gulf

• Strait

What is an ocean ridge made up of skeletal remains of tiny sea animals?

• Wetland

• Coral Reef

• Peninsula

• Coast

What is a part of a large body of water that is smaller than a gulf?

• Bay

• River

• Lake

• Strait

What is an area where a river deposits solids into the ocean called?

• Isthmus

• Delta

• Wetland

• Coast

What is an inland body of water called?

• Ocean

• Gulf

• Lake

• Bay

What is a natural flow of water that runs through the land?

• River

• Strait

• Wetland

• Peninsula

What is a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water?

• Isthmus

• Strait

• Delta

• Bay

What is an area of land covered by shallow water?

• Wetland

• Coast

• Peninsula

• Gulf

What is an area of land that sticks out into a lake or ocean?

• Isthmus

• Peninsula

• Delta

• Bay